Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181019
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 06:15
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 973 97% 791 Pts	64-Core 1256 78% 1256 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 3500) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 169 Parallax 167 142% 170 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 146 Splatting 107 114% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.43% Terrible	Lighting 6.9 Reflection 12.8 Parallax 9.19 6% 9.62 fps	MRender 13.6 Gravity 7.77 Splatting 17.3 11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.43% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 475 479 484 486 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 481 Mixed 379 SusWrite 482 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 48.3 167% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 277 227% 326 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 120%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 50GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 151 152 152 152 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 478 Mixed 400 SusWrite 184 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 56.7 198% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 348 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121 553 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 209 210 209 211 212 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 350GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 81 85 85 85 84 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 130 Write 128 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 84 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 5,804 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 28.3 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 30.8 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 113%

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,191x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,125x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16